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Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria

First Duke of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach

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Also known as Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, the Redhead

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Occupation: ruler
Position held: count palatine, duke of Bavaria
Citizenship: Duchy of Bavaria
Born: 1120, 1117
Died: July 11, 1183, 1183

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Otto I, called the Redhead, was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach, a dynasty which reigned until the abdication of King Ludwig III of Bavaria in the German Revolution of 1918.

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